Man threatens with hatchet, runs from cops

A man who broke into a Kirkland home and threatened people who lived there with a hatchet was arrested only after a long police chase that ended in Seattle.

The incident began at 3:15 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 13100 block of 107th Place Northeast.

The suspect, who is the brother of a resident of the home, used a hatchet to break in, then threatened the people who lived there with the weapon. The residents retreated to a bedroom and locked themselves in.

The suspect fled, and a Kirkland police officer saw him driving on Interstate 405. The officer tried to pull the suspect over, but he wouldn’t stop.

A chase began, but police say speeds never exceeded 60 mph.

The chase went south on I-405, then south on Interstate 5 to near the West Seattle Bridge.

Police from Clyde Hill and Seattle helped the Kirkland police, as did the Washington State Patrol. Troopers managed to stop him on Sixth Avenue South.

The suspect was arrested and booked into the Kirkland jail. No one was injured in the break-in or chase.